Rating: 4 stars
I love Pete the Cat. I don't know what it is about him--his slinky coolness, his quiet head bob (not that he bobs his head in this book or the other books, but I just imagine him walking down the street, with lanky shoulders moving slowly and head bobbing to his own beat). There is just something about him that I love, and his catchy songs that bring a grin--not just a smile--to all of our faces makes me appreciate him all the more. I am thrilled that he's back! (And there are two more books that are soon to be out, easy reader books. Yay!)
Pete the Cat Saves Christmas is a twist on the traditional 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Santa is sick and considers canceling Christmas (gasp!) but they call Pete the Cat, and he comes to the rescue. He has to do it in his usual cool way, so he hitches the reindeer to his hippy minibus, all filled with toys for all the good girls and boys (or, as my dad would say: none for the girls and all for the boys). Pete thinks flying through the sky is "pretty groovy," but, like our old Golden Retriever, his expression doesn't change.This book's refrain: "Give it your all, give it your all. At Christmas we give, so give it your all." It is less snappy and catchy than his other books, but appropriate for the season.
Pete is lauded a hero in the North Pole when he returns with his empty minibus, and he is proud of himself for accomplishing his mission. "'I did it!' said Pete. 'And although I am small, / in the spirit of Christmas I gave it my all.'"
This is a great book for fans of Pete (that'd be our family) but probably won't attract heaps more followers on its own. Those first three books are fantastic; if you've not read them just buy them all, like I did, so you always have a smile-raiser of a book on your shelf when you need one.
We are getting into the holiday spirit in our house...how about you?
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